Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Manual skill retention.
Because no pilot hunts for the right power, more, less, more, less, more, less, more, less, than a/t's do in gusty or thermal conditions.
Does anyone have stable power criteria in their SOP's for Airbus' with the A/T on? The A/T's do power corrections no pilot is allowed to do using manual thrust, like idle at 350', because it's gotten tired of being 8 kts fast. No pilot would make that drastic an adjustment.
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Somebody at my company raised the question of the AT going to idle below 1000ft. I believe our training department’s answer was that it was ok. I have my doubts though. In times like those, I curse Airbus’ design of the autothrust.